Concise Textbook of Equine Clinical Practice Book 4: Liver, Endocrine, Urinary, Skin and Wounds

This text is a concise and practical guide for veterinary students focusing on equine medicine and surgery, covering skin, urinary, liver, and endocrine diseases. It is written for an international readership and includes bullet points, tables, flow charts, diagrams, lists, protocols, and extensive illustrations. The book is part of a five-book series that extracts and updates key information from Munroes Equine Surgery, Reproduction, and Medicine, Second Edition. It emphasizes a logical and straightforward clinical-based approach, with detailed clinical anatomy, physical clinical examination techniques, diagnostic techniques, and normal parameters. The liver section covers clinical evaluation, diagnostic tests, possible causes, and treatment, while the endocrine disease section discusses the diagnostic approach and specific diseases. The urinary tract problems section includes information on diagnostic tests and imaging, renal diseases, and diseases of the ureter, bladder, and urethra. The skin disease section discusses relevant diagnostic tests, individual skin diseases, genetic, infectious, immune-mediated, nutritional, endocrine, idiopathic, traumatic, and neoplastic causes, and skin wounds, burns, and infections of synovial structures. The book is ideal for veterinary students and nurses on clinical placements with horses and practitioners needing a quick reference "on the ground."

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 07 February 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive and practical text serves as an essential guide for veterinary students seeking to excel in equine medicine and surgery, particularly in the areas of skin, urinary, liver, and endocrine diseases. Written with an international audience in mind, the book presents the core information in a readily accessible and concise manner, utilizing extensive bullet points, tables, flow charts, diagrams, lists, protocols, and numerous illustrations to enhance understanding. Part of a five-book series that extracts and updates key information from Munroes' Equine Surgery, Reproduction, and Medicine, Second Edition, this book distills the best practices in a logical and straightforward clinical-based approach. It delves into clinical anatomy, physical clinical examination techniques, diagnostic techniques, and normal parameters, emphasizing the essential information that general practitioners can readily grasp with minimal knowledge of advanced techniques.

The liver section is organized into clinical evaluation, diagnostic tests, potential causes, and treatment. The diagnostic approach to endocrine diseases is followed by detailed discussions of specific disorders such as the thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary gland, equine metabolic syndrome, and other miscellaneous conditions. The approach to urinary tract problems encompasses information on diagnostic tests and imaging, renal diseases, ureter, bladder, and urethra disorders, and the management of skin diseases is discussed in depth, including relevant diagnostic tests.

Subsequent chapters cover individual skin diseases, categorized under genetic, infectious, immune-mediated, nutritional, endocrine, idiopathic, traumatic, and neoplastic causes. The book also addresses skin wounds, burns, and infections of synovial structures, providing valuable insights for veterinary students and nurses engaged in clinical placements with horses, as well as practitioners seeking a quick reference for equine medicine and surgery.

Weight: 478g
Dimension: 187 x 257 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032066172